About the Edinburgh Mela
The Edinburgh Mela was founded in 1995 by members of the city's minority ethnic communities. The first festival was held in Meadowbank Stadium and quickly grew to attract 20,000 people each year. It was the first Mela in Scotland and has gained a strong reputation in the UK.
In 2000 the festival moved to Pilrig Park where it was held until 2007 and in recent years has drawn between 50,000 and 60,000 people across two days.
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Becoming A Member of The Edinburgh Mela
Becoming A Member of The Edinburgh Mela
The Edinburgh Mela is a membership organisation, with application for membership open to bodies, companies, partnerships, non-incorporated bodies and organisations which have a demonstrable interest in black, ethnic minority arts, culture and community groups and the objects of whose founding deed (and any subsequent amendments thereto) are compatible with and complimentary to the Objects of The Edinburgh Mela.
We are always keen to hear from organisations that wish to become members of the company. Please click here to contact us for more information and/or a membership form.
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The Board of Directors
- Councillor Steve Cardownie (Chair)
- Azra Qayyum (Vice Chair)
- Amjad Chaudhry
- Foysol Choudhury MBE
- Dinesh Josh MBE
- Nila Joshi
- Kamaljit Kaur
- Richard Kerley
- Shami Khan
- Tika Limbu
- Ijaz Nazir
- Ishrat Sharif
- Rajnish Singh
- Naren Sood
- Wali Tasar Uddin MBE
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Staff details
Year-Round Staff:
- Director: Liam Sinclair
- Office and Events Co-ordinator: Navida Galbraith
2008 Festival Heads:
- Associate Producer: Chloë Dear, Iron Oxide
- Production Manager: Simon Owen, Iron Oxide
- Health and Safety Advisor: Adrian Bristow, Sygma Safety
- Ocean Kitchen Concerts Programmer: Vipin Kumar, VIP Records
- Children's Area: Creative Art Works
- Fashion Show Co-ordinator: Divya Sehgal
- Artists and Audiences Co-ordinator: Karen Veitch
- Press and Public Relations: Pagoda PR
- Festival 2008 Promotional Video: Active Media Systems
- Print Production: Planographics
- Visual Design, Marketing Communications and Web: Lunaria
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Edinburgh’s Festivals
Edinburgh is a vibrant festival city with events taking place throughout the year.
Information on our sister festivals can be found at:
The Edinburgh International Science Festival - www.sciencefestival.co.uk
The Bank of Scotland Imaginate Festival - www.imaginate.org.uk
The Edinburgh International Film Festival - www.edfilmfest.org.uk
The Edinburgh International Jazz and Blues Festival - www.edinburghjazzfestival.co.uk
The Edinburgh Art Festival - www.edinburghartfestival.org
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo - www.edintattoo.co.uk
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe - www.edfringe.com
The Edinburgh International Festival - www.eif.co.uk
The Edinburgh International Book Festival - www.edbookfest.co.uk
The Scottish Storytelling Festival - www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk
Edinburgh’s Christmas - www.edinburghschristmas.com
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay - www.edinburghshogmanay.org
Edinburgh Festivals - www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk
